The Chirping Moms

Great Gifts for the Animal Loving Adventure Girl

Great Gifts for the Animal Loving Adventure Girl

If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you are probably well aware that we have an animal lover in our house (or a few). Each year as Christmas approaches, she comes up with a list of gifts she’s like. All of which are living. This year Maggie told me her Christmas list includes “just one thing, that’s actually 6 things”…. Read More

20 Meaningful Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

20 Meaningful Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

Now that Thanksgiving has ended, we are in full-on Christmas mode at our house!  Our tree has been chopped and put up in our living room.  Our stockings are hung by the fireplace.  And our pantry is stocked for some Christmas baking.  So now, I guess I need to officially get the Christmas shopping done.  One of my favorite places… Read More

Great for Gifting: Littlest Pet Shop

Great for Gifting: Littlest Pet Shop

This post was sponsored on behalf of Hasbro’s Littlest Pet Shop. All opinions stated are my own. It’s taken a few years, but I’ve finally caught on to what kind of toys really keep my girls engaged. They like toys they can set up, get creative, play with over and over again and if they include animals it’s an extra… Read More

The Best Guide for Baby’s 1st Christmas

The Best Guide for Baby’s 1st Christmas

Baby’s 1st Christmas: one of my favorite things to celebrate amongst the excitement of the first year. Christmas is a special time for gathering with family and celebrating, so someone new in the family to celebrate with is very important to me. I’ll save the sappy stuff for another post, but I’ve got all kinds of emotions as we get ready… Read More

Miles’ Milestones: 9 Months

Miles’ Milestones: 9 Months

This week Miles celebrated his first Thanksgiving! This year we have a lot of be thankful for, but most of all we are thankful for being blessed with the new addition to our Thanksgiving table: Miles. Miles is 9 months old and here are some milestone updates: Eating: Still eating everything in sight. He enjoyed spaghetti and meatballs on his big brothers… Read More

Shutterfly’s Black Friday Deal

Shutterfly’s Black Friday Deal

If you got a great photo of the family on Thanksgiving or happen to have a great shot from the past few weeks, you might want to head to Shutterfly now to make your cards. Their Black Friday deal brings their amazing assortment of cards down to as low as 25 cents a card, which is hard to beat! Use… Read More

Friday Favorites: Kissy Kissy

Friday Favorites: Kissy Kissy

Whether it’s Christmas, a baby shower or baby gift, my favorite brand for “new baby” clothes is Kissy Kissy. It’s soft, sweet and easy to find. They always have darling patterns and the softness of the clothing holds up wash after wash. Kissy Kissy is always my go-to for gifting. It’s also a favorite for my own little ones. My… Read More

The Madeline Tea at Bemelmans Bar

The Madeline Tea at Bemelmans Bar

This holiday season I wanted to take Maggie and Alex into New York City for tea. I looked around and discovered there is a Madeline Tea at the Carlyle Hotel this time of year. The girls love the Madeline books and it’s one of my all time favorite books series too. When I booked the tea, I had no idea the… Read More

Top Holiday Decor & Gifts for 2016 (& 2 Giveaways!)

Top Holiday Decor & Gifts for 2016 (& 2 Giveaways!)

We have one month until Christmas & we couldn’t be more excited to kick off the Christmas season with not one, but TWO, Ultimate Christmas giveaways!  We are featuring several of our favorite places to shop for holiday decor AND for gifts this year.  All items come from small businesses and shops, which we love to partner with and support especially during the holiday season.  We hope… Read More